so i'm back from holiday :D didya miss meee? :) woo! okay! i had forgotten what i was doing with this fanfic so it might be a bit strange -_-

anyway!

Last time~

Rouge POV~

"ne, Rufus, Who was there?" i look over and see the girl from before sat on one of the sofas, feet tucked up underneith her like a kitten. her black clothes and armour were replaced with a casual pair of denim shorts and a lace cropped strappy top. little blue ballet flats were in front of her on the floor. i noticed that her trademark iron boots were by the large french doors, one on its side, fallen over.

"its Rogue" he replied. 'Iron Boots' looked over at me and her soft short blonde hair tousled in the breeze that swept through the window.

"oh," she sipped her tea "what do you want then?

Rouge Pov~

"i came to find you and rufus on orders of the master" i said flatly, studing her eyes. i feel like i should recognise her...

"i see, and what would he want with me" i noticed her bristle slightly with her reply.

"there has been word that you are familiar with books?" i cocked an eyebrow and for the first time, noticed the pile of vintage decorated books next to her on the sofa. she nodded and took a sip of her tea when she saw me looking at the books.

"i am" she said simply and flatly.

"we are needed to decipher an ancient book wich could cause the end of us all" i looked over at rufus who was sipping his tea.

"i see" they both said in unison, i blinked a few times in surprise.

The calm air of the house suddenly broke when the girl jumped up and out, and in no time was in her rmour and tugging on her boots. Rufus had swept away the teacups and had returned just as she was done.

"lets be off then" rufus tipped his hat and dissapeered and the girl ruffled her short hair before melding into the single shadow that crossed in front of her. i was suddenly alone and i cursed aloud before turning into shadowform clumsily and racing after them.

i got to the guild as she stepped out of the wall, the shadows unwrapping from her like loose bandages.

"i heard you wanted us. sting"

did she just growl at the master? i frowned, no, she cant be THAT foolish.

"so you're iron boots" he raised a brow at her. "i need your assistance"

Timeskip, Sting Pov~

it has been a week since we started work on the book and so far the girl has only turned up once, today.

"where the hell have you been?" i growled at her as she strode into the library below the guild. she blanked me and dumped her armful of books on the table before picking up the mysterious book. she plucked another book from her pile and began to read it, scribbling notes on a yellow tinged notepad. after a while she mustve got stuck so she started to doodle in the margin. i strode past casually and stole a glance. hearts...stars...moons...clouds... and in the corner.. what was that? i squinted and made out the Fairy tail insignia. i huffed and continued to try and find books that could help...and failing.

i kept stealing glances over at the girl, now making notes again, and i started to really notice her. her frame may have seemed too fragile to be of much use in physical fighting but now she looks capable enough to take care of herself but she still looked feminine. i glimpsed the colour of her eyes, brown. the image of the familiar girl from months ago flashed in my mind. no way! Lucy wouldnt even touch that attire... well there was the grand magic games.. what did she wear? ugh listen to yourself sting! Lucy was a celestial mage, this girl has no keys! stop being such a loser.

Rouge Pov~

i looked up from my book, i was opposite this girl and once she was emerged in the books she seemed completely different from the attitude driven tough woman from before. her features seemed more girly and her eyes softened. she was bent over a huge book at one time and chewing her pen,confused. another time she was doodling and making diagrams in her notebook. each time i looked, she seemed more different. i noticed her long lashes when she closed her eyes to think, the way she chewed her lip. i saw a scar on her face, no doubt from a tough battle, and my heart softened, she must be strong to survive something like that. i saw her change position from a composed sit to,in the end, curled up on the chair with her feet tucked under. suddenly her armour seemed to not look right on her. between reading and note making i started to think about what she would be lik if she dressed more to her gender. i thought of lace and blouses, short skirts and longer hair.

At the end of the day, when we all shared notes, i found that she had the most contradictory handwriting to her image, curled and smart. she had made more notes than me and rufus combined! "uh, you missed a page?" i pointed out when she turned two pages instead of one.

"uh, no!" she squeaked suddenly. Rufus snorted and turned back a page to show a whole double spead covered in doodles.

"ah, my mistake" Rufus smirked. "what the bloody hell is that?" he blurted as he pointed to two cartoon drawings in the bubble people, one with sting's spiky hair and another with my own black hair. sat proudly apon their heads sat a huge penis and around the picture was written about how much of assholes we were, decorated with vulgar words.

"uh" she just stood with widened eyes. Rufus burst into laughter and sting and i stood in shock.

"anyway..." she flicked the page on but rufus continued to snigger.

"i shall remember that and tell ogra later"

"i fucking hate you rufus" she sighed and facepalmed, causing rufus to laugh louder.

yeah i cant concentrate to make anything serious so win for filler chapters :D listening to 5 Seconds Of Sumer :o ahahah :) wrote this in one go and only two days after coming back from holiday :) my dedication ;) ahahah